50+ Quotes On The Nature Of Death From Latter-day Saint Leaders!

Growing up death seemed a rare event. But over the past three years, it feels as if death in my family is a lot more common. All of my grandparents have passed away and I am only 25! When a loved one passes away it is hard, but I take comfort and hope from the testimony and teachings of the Prophets, Apostles, and other church leaders.

Here are 50+ quotes that teach the eternal perspective of death and bring hope!

“What have we to console us in relation to the dead? We have reason to have the greatest hope and consolation for our dead of any people on the earth.”
Joseph Smith

“Not even death can take from us the eternal blessings promised by a loving Heavenly Father.”
Joseph B. Wirthlin

 

“I think that of all the days since the beginning of this world’s history, [Good] Friday was the darkest. But the doom of that day did not endure…

 

“Death can be comforting and sweet and precious or it can thrust upon us all the agonies and sulphurous burnings of an endless hell. And we—each of us individually—make the choice as to which it shall be.”
Bruce R. McConkie

 

“without death and the resurrection we could not be raised in immortal glory and gain eternal life.”
Bruce R. McConkie

 

“The only way to take sorrow out of death is to take love out of life.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

“His death sealed the testimony of His love for all mankind. His resurrection opened the gates of salvation to the sons and daughters of God of all generations.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

 

“Death is a kind of graduation day for life. It is our only means of entrance to our eternal lives.”
Sterling W. Sill

 

“death is a mere comma, not an exclamation point!”
Neal A. Maxwell

 

 

 

“death, though bitter to observe, is not the end, but is, rather, only another graduation from which we go on to a better life.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

 

“He was the master of life and death, the man of miracles. It was He who made the blind to see, the lame to walk, the dead to live.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

 

“Christ is my hope. He is my hope on rainy Monday mornings, my hope on dark nights, and my hope in the face of death and despair.”
Sister Chieko N. Okazaki

“The words death and happiness are not close companions in mortality, but in the eternal sense they are essential to one another.”
Boyd K. Packer

 

“Every one of us has wept at a death, grieved through a funeral, or stood in pain at a graveside. I am surely one who has. We should all praise God for the assured resurrection that makes our mortal separations temporary and gives us the hope and strength to carry on.”
Dallin H. Oaks

 

“Our mortal birth was not the beginning; death, which faces all of us, is not the end.”
Ezra Taft Benson

“Life and death here on planet Earth were merely means to an end—not the end for which we were sent.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

“Yes, there is the ever expectancy of death, but in reality there is no death—no permanent parting. The resurrection is a reality.”
Ezra Taft Benson

 

There is no victory in the grave, for death is replaced with life. Immortality is a free gift for all men through the atoning ransom paid by the Son of God.
Spencer W. Kimball

 

“I declare my personal witness that death has been conquered, victory over the tomb has been won.”
Thomas S. Monson

 

“I would just as soon believe that death is a complete annihilation of both body and spirit as to think that when death came it would separate me from my wife and from my children and that we would not know each other.”
LeGrand Richards

 

“Though each of us will pass through the doors of death, the timing of that departure is less important than is the preparation for eternal life.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

“Each holy temple stands as a symbol of our membership in the Church, as a sign of our faith in life after death, and as a sacred step toward eternal glory for us and our families.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

“This is what the gospel gives us—not immunity from death, but victory over it through the hope we have in a glorious resurrection. “
Anthony W. Ivins

 

“Life is eternal, unending; never after the resurrection will the children of our Father taste death.”
Spencer W. Kimball

 

“Death must be viewed as a portal to a new and better life.”
L. Tom Perry

 

“Temple ordinances, covenants, endowments, and sealings enable…families to be sealed beyond the veil of death.”
Russell M. Nelson

“Whenever the cold hand of death strikes, there shines through the gloom and the darkness of that hour the triumphant figure of the Lord Jesus Christ, He, the Son of God, who by his matchless and eternal power overcame death.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

 

“The pain of death is swallowed up in the peace of eternal life.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

 

“death is not the end of existence.”
Joseph B. Wirthlin

 

“Death cannot sever families sealed in the temple. They understand death as a necessary part of God’s great plan of happiness.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

 

“we are here to prove ourselves, and no matter how busy we are, or how successful, we must realize that death will come to us and is not far away.”
N. Eldon Tanner

 

“Without Him, life for all men would end at death. All would be consigned to the grave, their bodies to molder in the dust forever. But because of Him, our Savior, even Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, we, every one of us, will live again—freed from the everlasting chains of death.”
Elder F. Melvin Hammond

 

“Death, like birth, is part of life…To return to God through the gateway we call death is a joy for those who love Him and are prepared to meet Him.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

“Temple blessings are most meaningful when death takes a loved one away from the family circle. To know that the pain of separation is only temporary provides peace that passes ordinary understanding.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

“Jesus is the Christ. He lives. He did break the bonds of death.”
Ezra Taft Benson

 

“Returning from earth to life in our heavenly home requires passage through—and not around—the doors of death.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

“Because life is fragile and death inevitable, we must make the most of each day.”
Thomas S. Monson

 

“Jesus of Nazareth conquered death”
Howard W. Hunter

“Life does not begin with birth, nor does it end with death. Prior to our birth, we dwelled as spirit children with our Father in Heaven.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

 

“In death we die to this world and step through the veil into the sphere we are worthy to enter.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

 

“May we stand by Jesus Christ “at all times and in all things, and in all places that [we] may be in, even until death,” for surely that is how He stood by us when it was unto death”
Jeffrey R. Holland

 

 

 

“Jesus is a God of light and life, not a symbol of death and doubt.”
Mark E. Petersen

“Moreover, we can’t fully appreciate joyful reunions later without tearful separations now.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

“Through Him, and by Him, and of Him, all are assured salvation from death and are offered the opportunity of eternal life.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

 

“To understand the meaning of death, we must appreciate the purpose of life.”
Thomas S. Monson

 

“He is the victor over death and the grave. He is the Prince of Peace.”
Elder George P. Lee

“We believe the family was intended to become an eternal unit, to be projected beyond death and the resurrection into an everlasting and immortal life.”
Mark E. Petersen

 

“Meanwhile, for sorrowing loved ones left behind—such as our family and me—the sting of death is soothed by a steadfast faith in Christ, a perfect brightness of hope, a love of God and of all men, and a deep desire to serve them.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

“suffering might indeed be unfair if everything ended at death, but it doesn’t. Life is not like a one-act play. It has three acts. We had a past act, when we were in the premortal existence; and now we have a present act, which is mortality; and we will have a future act, when we return to God.”
James E. Faust

 

“Mortality is but a stepping-stone to a more glorious existence in the future. The sorrow of death is softened with the promise of the Resurrection. There would be no Christmas if there were no Easter.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

“we live to die and we die to live—in another realm.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

“Death is a part of the divine plan, a necessary step in the eternal life of the sons and daughters of God.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

 

“The loss of loved ones is a difficult experience that builds great faith, courage, and humility, and we must all expect such experiences.”
Franklin D. Richards

 

“The death of a loved one may come unexpectedly. It is the witness from the Holy Ghost of the reality of a loving Heavenly Father and a resurrected Savior that gives us hope and comfort at the loss of a loved one.”
Henry B. Eyring

“The abject sorrow that comes with death, the bereavement that follows the passing of a loved one are mitigated only by the certainty of the Resurrection of the Son of God that first Easter morning.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

 

“by the power of His godhood, He overcame the death His enemies had inflicted and through His sacrifice brought salvation from death to all men.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

 

“Because of Jesus Christ the world has changed—the divine Atonement has been made, the price of sin has been paid, and the fearful spectacle of death yields to the light of truth and the assurance of resurrection.”
Thomas S. Monson

 

“We were born to die, and we die to live. As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven.”
Russell M. Nelson

“death is essential to happiness”
Russell M. Nelson

“Our limited perspective would be enlarged if we could witness the reunion on the other side of the veil, when doors of death open to those returning home.”
Russell M. Nelson

“Some facetiously state that nothing is as permanent as death. Not so! The grip of physical death is temporary.”
Russell M. Nelson

“Loving relationships continue beyond the doors of death and judgment. Family ties endure because of sealings in the temple. Their importance can not be overstated.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

“our loved ones may be just as close as the next room—separated only by the doors of death.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

“There is nothing more universal than death, and nothing brighter with hope and faith than the assurance of immortality.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

 

“We need not look upon death as an enemy. With full understanding and preparation, faith supplants fear. Hope displaces despair.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

“Our loved ones who have passed on are not far from us.”

Ezra Taft Benson

“death’s sting is softened as Jesus bears the believers’ grief and comforts them through the Holy Spirit. Through Christ, broken hearts are mended and peace replaces anxiety and sorrow.”
Bishop Merrill J. Bateman

 

“I testify that He lives! I also testify that the veil of death is very thin.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

“To all within the sound of my voice, I declare, If a man die, he shall live again. We know, for we have the light of revealed truth.”
Thomas S. Monson

 

“Yes, life is eternal. Death is not the end.”
Ezra Taft Benson

 

“From an eternal perspective, death is only premature for those who are not prepared to meet God.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

“In His plan there are no true endings, only everlasting beginnings.”
Dieter F. Uchtdorf

 

“But death is not final. Though it seems so when its dark shroud overshadows mortal life, to those who accept the Christ and His eternal mission there is light and comfort, there is assurance, there is certainty.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

 

“love life! Cherish each moment as a blessing from God.  Live it well—even to your loftiest potential. Then the anticipation of death shall not hold you hostage.”
Russell M. Nelson

 

“We say, humbly but firmly that it is the garden tomb—not life—that is empty.”
Neal A. Maxwell

 

 

I want to add my testimony, I know that death has been conquered by Jesus Christ. I know that He brings us Peace and Hope through the assurance of a resurrection! 

For Pinners.